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D. C. PHILIP 8u S. ARNOLD. Oiler for the Flat Presseljs of 'Rotary Knitting Machines.

No. 242,038. Patented May 24,1881.

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DAVID O. PHILIP AND SATTERLEE ARNOLD, OF TROY, NEW YORK; SAID ARNOLD ASSIGNOR TO ANNA M. ARNOLD.

OILER FOR THF FLAT PRESSERS SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,038, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed April 14, 1881.

To all whom @t may concern Be it known that We, DAVID C. PHILIP and SATTERLEE ARNOLD, both of the city of Troy, county oi' Rensselaer, and State of New York, have jointly invented a new and useful Improvement in Oilers for the Flat Pressers of Rotary Knitting-Machines, ot' which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to what is known as the flat pressers7 of rotary knitting-machines, and which are used upon thelatter to press in the barbs of the passing needles; and our invention consists in the construction and combination with such pressers of receptacles for containing` and distributing oil to the edge of the pressers wherein contact with the needles, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings there are two gures illustrating our invention, in both of which the same reference-letters refer to the same parts.

Figure 1 illustrates, in perspective, a view of the presser and the position of its edge with reference to the needles and needle-barbs of a rotary knitting-machine, the barbs ot' the latter being, in part, designated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal vertical section taken through the center of the presser, indicating the receptacle, the top openings, the cover, and the pinl attached to the under side of the latter.

The various parts of the device are designated by letter reference as follows:

T indicates the presser, having a chamber or'receptacle, R, formed upon the under side ofthe former, and which is used as an oil-receptacle.

At A A are shown openings in the top of the presser, connecting with the receptacle.

M designates a cover, loosely pivoted to the upper surface of the presser at P. It is also shown bythe dotted line M". The cover is designated as having. the pin S upon its under surface, with the pin projected downward ly within the aperture A.

AtD D is shown the curved edge of the presser, against which the rotating circle of bearded or barbed needles of the knittingma- (Model.)

chine pass, the needles being indicated atL L as forming a part of such circle. The barbs of the needles are indicated at O.

The operation of an oil-receptacle thus arranged is as follows: When the knitting-machine is in operation the vibration of the parts causes the oil to rise upon the edges of the openings A A, from which it passes over the surface of the presser until it reaches the edge of the latter, (designated at D D,) along and against which the barbs of the needles are pressed when the machine is rotating. While the oil will thus rise and work to the edge of the plate D D, and thoroughly lubricatev the sarne for the easy passage of the rotating needles, the supply of oil is better distributed and kept from dust by the use of the looselypivoted cover, although the receptacle may be used without the cover and lhe attached pin and perform good service.

While we have shown two openings in the presser top connecting with the receptacle, one, two, or more openings may be employed, and either will answer the purpose and in the same manner.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In combination with and arranged upon the under side of the iiat presser of a rotary knitting-machine, an oil-receptacle, said flat presser having one or more openings through the flat top connecting with the receptacle, for distributing oil to the surface and top edge ot' the presser, as herein shown and described.

2. In combination with the dat presser of a rotary knitting-machine, an oil-receptacle arranged upon the under side ot' the former, said iiat presser having one or more openings connecting with the'receptacle, and a cover parallel with the top surface of the presser and extending over the opening or openings in the oil-receptacle, as and l'or the purposes described and set forth.

3. In combination with the dat presser of a rotary knitting-machine, an oil-receptacle formed on the under side thereof, said flat presser being provided with an opening or openings connecting with the oil-receptacle, and :n loosely-piroted cover parallel tu the presser-top and over the opening or openings, Said cover being provided with :L pin upon its under side projecting down into the oil-receptacle, to regulate the lateral motion of'tlle cover, as herein shown and described.

Signed at Lnnsingburg, New York, this 22d day of Septmnber, 1879.

DAVID C. PHILIP. SATTERLEE ARNOLD. Witnesses:

R. S. MUNN, H. D. ABBOTT. 

